"Red Giant" ornamental onion is an unusual variety of Allium karataviense. It is a spectacular plant that develops a huge, spherical inflorescence and broad, beautifully shaped leaves. This medium tall plant flowers from May to June. Its low hanging cluster of flowers distinguishes it from the popular tall varieties. This huge ball of flowers takes on a unique, red-purple colour. Combined with two to three silvery, shining leaves, it wonderfully adorns edgings, flower beds, rock gardens, lower walls, and paths. The "Red Giant" Turkestan onion is an excellent pot plant too. We recommend to put them in showcase spots on your property. The huge inflorescence is a great cut flower too. It looks great alone or in a bouquet. The fruit that are also gathered in large balls can be dried and used for various kinds of decorations.

Ornamental onion belongs to plants that are easy to grow. In order to ensure the spectacular blooming, plant it on a sunny site, in a permeable, fertile soil. Ornamental onion and garlic bulbs do not tolerate excess water and prefer sites that do not waterlog. They grow best in a sandy or sandy-loam soil. The most stunning plants grow in cool and wet weather. Ornamental onions react well to feeding with multi-component fertilizers. Their characteristic scent repels rats and voles from the garden. Do not forget that ornamental onions and garlics are bulbous plants. Their leaves start to die when they start to flower. We recommend to plant them in places where the bottom parts of the plant are covered by other species.

Onion bulbs should be planted in autumn, between September and November. This species winters well in the ground, it might require covering before the winter in colder regions only. Every few years the bulbs need to be excavated to separate the new bulblets to let them grow properly. Do it after the flowering season.

Quoted price is valid for one "Red Giant" Turkestan onion bulb sized 16/+ centimetres in circumference.

• Variety: Red Giant
• Use: ornamental - garden, pots, bouquets, dried compositions
• Growth form: erect
• Flower colour: red-purple
• Vegetation form: perennial
• Foliage: broad silvery green, shining leaves
• Flower type: spherical clusters of small flowers
• Site: sunny; sandy-loam, permeable, fertile soil
• Bulb size (circumference):: 16+ centimetres
• Bulbs: 1
• Flowering period: May and June
• Planting period: September to November
• Wintering in the ground?: yes